SB25
Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Carroll Foy (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Energy; workforce development in offshore wind industry.
Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth.-
Bill History
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100557D
- 11/17/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/09/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/11/2026 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/12/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26107814D-S1
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25)
- 02/19/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/19/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/19/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 02/23/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/24/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reconsidered by Labor and Commerce (Voice Vote)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/27/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/27/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/27/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/04/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (86-Y 13-N 0-A)
- 03/06/2026 - Senate: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB25ER)
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB25)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
